James V. Pugliano

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Mar 27, 2011 at 12:01 AMMar 27, 2011 at 4:00 AM

James V. Pugliano, 90, of Economy, died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at home.

Born January 10, 1921, in Ambridge, a son of the late Francesco and Clementine Marian Pugliano, he was a manager for a retail furniture store and was a member of the Good Samaritan Church. He served as a secretary of the Ambridge Wolves Club and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia "Gina" Pugliano, on January 12, 2000; a son, James F. Pugliano, on June 15, 2010, and five brothers, Angelo, Joseph, Robert, Victor and Joey Pugliano.

Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and George Fitzgerald, Economy; two grandsons, Matthew Zadrozny, Florida, and Ryan Zadrozny, Greensburg; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Rose Pugliano, Georgia; two sisters, Angeline Vaughn, Leetsdale, and Dolores Fisher, Fair Oaks; a special niece "daughter", Roseann and her husband Mike Clark, Ben Avon; a daughter-in-law, Debra Garrson, Oregon; a special friend, Laura Manko, Bellevue, and many other nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the BOHN-MATICH FUNERAL HOME INC., 1099 Maplewood Ave., Ambridge, where a service will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Church.

Interment will follow in Economy Cemetery. The Beaver County Special Unit will meet at 10:15 a.m. at the cemetery to provide full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Catholic Hospice, 6200 Brooktree Road, Suite 220, Wexford, PA 15090.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Claudia Norris for her loving care she provided for Jim.

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